JOSEPH BRECK & SONS 
(Corporation) 
HERBACEOUS PERENNIALS 
Tritoma - Red-hot Poker 
TROLLIUS — GLOBE FLOWER. 
Trollius Europaeus. 18 in. A valuable border peren¬ 
nial, with large, globular, lemon-colored, buttercuplike 
flowers on long stems. Grows in almost any soil. 
VERONICA — SPEEDWELL. 
Veronica longifolia subsessilis. 2 ft. August and Sep¬ 
tember. Flowers in dense, erect spikes, a foot in length, 
and from 4 to 5 in. in circumference, of a deep, rich 
blue. It is perfectly hardy, and can be recommended. 
VINCA — MYRTLE. 
Vinca minor. April to June. Green foliage; strong 
grower; flowers blue. 15c each; $1.50 per doz.; $10.00 per 
100 . 
VIOLA — VIOLETS. 
Viola cornuta. 9 in. April to August. Intense blue. 
HARDY TUFTED PANSIES. 
Admiration. Soft purple with dark blotch. 
Lutea Splendens. Rich golden yellow. 
Papilio. Violet, with dark eye. 
White Perfection. A fine white. 
Oenothera Yoiingii - Evening Primrose 
OENOTHERA — EVENING PRIMROSE. 
CEnothera Youngii. Clear yellow. 2 inches in diameter. 
June to August. 2 ft. 
PACHYSANDRA — JAPANESE SPURGE. 
Pachysandra terminalis. An attractive evergreen trail¬ 
ing plant, thriving in almost any location. A most desir¬ 
able cover plant for shaded spots. 
Papaver nudicaule (Iceland Poppy). Charming flowers 
ranging from white and yellow to deep orange-scarlet; 
invaluable for table decoration. April to October. 1 ft. 
P. Orientale (Oriental Poppy). Gigantic orange-scarlet 
flowers, good plant for shrubbery borders. May to July. 
3 ft. 
P. Orientale Beauty of Livermere. Blood-red with black 
center. 3 ft. 25c each; $2.50 per doz. 
P. Orientale Mrs. Perry. An attractive shade of salmon- 
rose. 2% ft. 25c each; $2.50 per doz. 
P. Orientale Parkmanni. Rich, dark scarlet. 
P. Orientale Royal Scarlet. Deep scarlet. 25c each; 
$2.50 per doz. 
PENTSTEMON — BEARD TONGUE. 
Pentstemon barbatus Torreyi. 4 ft. July. A stately, 
brilliant flowering perennial, with long, loose panicles of 
bright scarlet flowers. 
PLATYCODON. 
Platycodon grandiflora. 1 to 3 ft. July to October. 
Large, showy, deep blue flowers. 
P., var. Mariesii. 1 ft. A dwarf form of the above, 
with broad foliage and larger deep violet-blue blossoms. 
PRIMULAS — PRIMROSE. 
Primula veris. A form producing individual flowers in 
various colors, perfectly hardy, and when in flower pre¬ 
sent a sheet of bloom. 
P. officinalis hybrida (English Primrose). Shades of 
white, yellow and red. Spring. 1 ft. 
P. Pyrethrum roseum hybridum. Single and double 
mixed. Colors range white to dark crimson. Summer. 
2 ft 
SCABIOSA. 
Scabiosa Caucasica. 18 in. July to September. One of 
the handsomest hardy perennials; their peculiar, soft, 
lilac-blue shade is charming. It is a vigorous grower, 
thoroughly hardy, and very free blooming. 
STOKESIA — CORNFLOWER ASTER. 
Stokesia cyanea. A beautiful native plant. Grows from 
18 to 24 in. high, bearing freely from early in June until 
October its handsome lavender-blue Cornflower-like blos¬ 
soms. 
S. cyanea alba. Pure white variety of above. 
TRITOMA — (KNIPHOFIA). 
Tritoma Pfitzerii. 4 ft. August to October. Produces 
extra-fine spikes of orange-scarlet flowers, wfith long, pro¬ 
truding anthers. 
Veronica Longifolia Subsessilis - Speedwell 
